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that the safety standards are in place for transient accommodation rentals. As an example, <br />the renter limit for a 4 -bedroom TAR would be 10 guests. <br />Recommendation #10 <br />Under Section 25-4-16.7(8), add current transient accommodation tax license as a <br />requirement for registration. <br />Reason: In addition to the State of Hawaii general excise tax license, a landowner who <br />operates a transient accommodation rental is legally required to register a transient <br />accommodation tax license as well. This proposed provision would verify that a transient <br />accommodation tax license is in effect and allows for staff to ensure that all state and <br />local tax laws are current and up to date. <br />Recommendation #11 <br />Delete the requirement to submit a certification of tax clearance shown in Section 25-4- <br />16.7(a)(9) as follows: [m) Gati, y of14a, a . rear pe4y t.,lr ell -. nee eei4 fieate] <br />Reason: In 2017 prior to the start of the County EPIC system the Planning Department <br />Rules, Planning Commission Rules and County Code were amended to remove the <br />requirement to submit a certification of tax clearance. In its place, Planning Department <br />staff have been verifying that an applicant's real property tax payment are current by <br />utilizing and reviewing the Real Property Tax website which has current tax status. The <br />Department will continue to not accept an application when real property taxes for the <br />property are delinquent, except as authorized by the Director of Finance in certain <br />situations, such as bankruptcy. <br />Recommendation #12 <br />Under Section 25-4-16.13(a), consider adding a requirement that the notification be sent <br />to all surrounding property owners once the transient accommodation rental registration <br />number has been issued and remove the requirement to inform neighbors on instructions <br />on how to submit complaints to the planning department. <br />Reason: To ensure that residents near a proposed development get adequate notice on <br />proposed developments in their neighborhood, there are standards set forth in Chapter 25, <br />Section 25-2-4 in which an applicant must follow to notify the surrounding property <br />owners. It is important to note that the notice to surrounding property owners for <br />administrative applications versus planning commission applications are different in that <br />-21- <br />